Lot Essay
Sir Denis Mahon has kindly confirmed the attribution
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, il Guercino* (1591-1666)
Details
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, il Guercino* (1591-1666)
A Woman, bust length, looking down
pen and brown ink
8½ x 7¼in. (215 x 184mm.)
A Woman, bust length, looking down
pen and brown ink
8½ x 7¼in. (215 x 184mm.)
Provenance
Count Karl Coblerg (L. 2858b), his cartouche with inscriptions 'Guercin', 'N3756.' and 'Part:6'
The Empress Catherine II
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg (L. 2061); C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, 29 April 1931, lot 121
The Empress Catherine II
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg (L. 2061); C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, 29 April 1931, lot 121